1st woman in Olympic weightlifting still raising the bar
Loa Dika Toua of Papa New Guinea prepares to compete in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Loa Dika Toua of Papa New Guinea prepares to compete in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jul. 23, 2021 10:01 PM EDT
Hou Zhihui of China celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Hou Zhihui of China celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jul. 24, 2021 02:57 AM EDT
Loa Dika Toua of Papa New Guinea competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Loa Dika Toua of Papa New Guinea competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jul. 23, 2021 11:54 PM EDT
Gold medalist, Hou Zhihui of China, center, stands with silver medalist Mirabai Chanu Saikhom of India, left, and bronze medalist Windy Cantica Aisah of Indonesia, right, after the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Gold medalist, Hou Zhihui of China, center, stands with silver medalist Mirabai Chanu Saikhom of India, left, and bronze medalist Windy Cantica Aisah of Indonesia, right, after the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jul. 24, 2021 03:07 AM EDT
Loa Dika Toua of Papa New Guinea celebrates after a lift in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Loa Dika Toua of Papa New Guinea celebrates after a lift in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jul. 23, 2021 11:54 PM EDT
Windy Cantica Aisah of Indonesia celebrates after a lift as she competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Windy Cantica Aisah of Indonesia celebrates after a lift as she competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jul. 24, 2021 03:48 AM EDT
Mirabai Chanu Saikhom of India reacts to an unsuccessful attempt as she competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mirabai Chanu Saikhom of India reacts to an unsuccessful attempt as she competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jul. 24, 2021 01:52 AM EDT
Hou Zhihui of China competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal and sets Olympic record. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Hou Zhihui of China competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal and sets Olympic record. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jul. 24, 2021 03:49 AM EDT
Hou Zhihui of China competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal and sets Olympic record. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Hou Zhihui of China competes in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal and sets Olympic record. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Jul. 24, 2021 03:43 AM EDT